Chapter 5
5.9 Facility Owner/Operator Failure to Respond92/
Practice Statement:
If the facility owner/operator fails to respond to the excavator’s timely request for a locate (e.g., within the time specified by state/provincial requirements) or if the facility owner/operator notifies the excavator that the underground facility cannot be marked within the time frame and a mutually agreeable date for marking cannot be arrived at, then the excavator re-notifies the 811 center. Once positive response is received from all operators, or if the appropriate waiting period as defined by state/provincial law has lapsed, the excavator may proceed with excavation, provided the excavator exercises due care in all endeavors.
Practice Description:
The facility owner/ operator and the excavator partner together to ensure that facilities are marked in an acceptable time frame to allow for underground facility protection.
Reference:
- Existing state laws, including Ohio, Kansas, South Carolina, Michigan, California, Pennsylvania and others